VA Recruiters are Heating Up these Summer Events  

Rewarding careers at VA never take a vacation. Our recruiters will be attending several events this summer to share more about how a career at VA can have a big impact on Veterans and how you can join our mission.  At VA, we’re always looking for the best and brightest clinicians and support staff to…

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Mobile Vet Centers on the scene in Texas

The Austin Vet Center, San Antonio Northwest Vet Center and South Texas Veterans Health Care System recently combined efforts to assist with disaster relief support for those affected by July flooding in the Texas Hill Country.    On July 10, the Austin Mobile Vet Center (MVC) deployed to the Kerrville VA Clinic to provide confidential…

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Preparing for natural disasters

As natural disaster season approaches, now is the time to prepare for evacuations, financial challenges, an increase in scams and impacts to mental or physical health services. While it may feel overwhelming, VA wants Veterans to be prepared to navigate the challenges resulting from extreme weather. Disaster preparedness Experiencing a natural disaster is stressful, but…

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Five tips on how to help homeless Veterans

If you’ve ever walked down the street and seen a person curled up on a pile of cardboard or passed a row of makeshift tents, you may have thought, “How does this happen? What life did this person live before I saw them on the street? I want to help, but I don’t know how.”…

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Comment on How do you want to live your life, now and through the end? by Melvin Westerman

Thank you for reviewing The Conversation Project. It sounds like a good place to explore the issues that have been arising in my 85-year-old brain. One needs a sounding board. I already participate in the VA’s Move, which is great for day-to-day living. The Conversation Project looks like a good complement. I am also interested…

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Comment on How to get reimbursed for your VA-related travel by Jodi Harbroe

This is just one big bloody lie! I am the one and only veteran being treated at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, CO for cancer of the spinal cord. In addition I was born with Poland’s Syndrome which I inherited from my father who was a Navy WW2 vet exposed to…

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How do you want to live your life, now and through the end?

The sharing of any non-VA information does not constitute an endorsement of products and services on the part of VA. Veterans should verify the information with the organization offering. You’ve made tough calls, led through uncertain moments, cared for the important people in your life and stepped up when it mattered most. But there’s one…

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Ace your interview with PBI techniques 

Having a successful interview is an important step in landing your dream job at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). VA uses a structured method known as Performance-Based Interviewing (PBI) to help find the best fit for its mission-driven roles. So, how can you stand out? By learning how PBI works and mastering the storytelling…

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Live Whole Health #283: Bringing the Mediterranean into your kitchen

What is it that makes the Mediterranean diet so healthy? In the 1950s, scientist Ancel Keys famously observed that rates of heart disease in the United States were much higher than in Crete, an island region of Greece. For islanders in Crete, the Mediterranean “diet” is a way of life.  Slow meals are shared with family…

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VA Pittsburgh surgeon recognized for outstanding achievement in research

A VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System surgeon received the highest honor for VA health services researchers from VA health care leaders during the 2025 National VA Research Week Kick Off Awards ceremony. Dr. Daniel Hall accepted the Under Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Systems Research on behalf of his team for their work developing…

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